Adjustable rail-ahchor



B. WOLHAUPTER. ADJUSTABLE RAIL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1917.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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ADJUSTABLE RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIS, 1917 1,353,204. Patentedsept' 21, 1920.

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' BENJA IN WOIitiAUPTER, on NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK,

ADJUSTABLE RAIL-ANCH R.

Application filed. May 15. 1917., Serial No. 168,822.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, BENJAMIN WoLHAUr- TER a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Rochelle, in the county of Vestchester and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable RaiLAnchors, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a novel and practical construction of railanchor to prevent creeping of railway-rails. In devices of thischaracter itis desirable'to provide a con struction having few andsimple parts that may be easily and 'economlcally manufac-- 15 tured andreadily assembledwhen applying the device in track.

Thepresent invention has these important characteristics and featuresbesides possessing the distinct and practical advantage of being readilyapplicable to rails of different size,so that the device may be appliedwith equal facility to rails having rail basesvof different widths,without in any way impairing or affecting the efficiency of the same asan anchoring device to secure and firmly hold the rail upon a tendencythereof to-move or creep in a longitudinal direc--' tion.

In the attainment of the aboveobjects, the

present invention particularly has in viewa rail anchoring devicehaving'no working or movable parts such as springs, moving canis orequivalent mechanical elements, but sim-i ply consisting of twoprincipal members, which are brought intosecure-and operative relationupon application of the device to the base flanges of the rail, andwhich mem bers are relatively adjustable so as to be" adaptable to railbases of different widths;

With these and many other objects. in view which will readilyappear-tothose familiar with the art as the details of the in- Ventionare better understood, the latter consists'in the novel construction,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully pointed out,illustrated,'and claimed. The essential. features of construction;

are necessarily susceptible of modification without departing fromthespirit or principle of the invention, but a preferred and practicalembodiment thereof is i shown in the drawings, in whichv Figure 1 is aperspectlve viewof a two part railanchorconstructed in accordance withthe present invention, and illustrating ing the anchor in its lockedposition upon 7 vice to a rail, and showing the detachable rail engaginglocking clip in the position which it occupies when about to be drivenonto one of the rail flanges, and over the leverage arm ofthedevice, bymeansof a spike maulor other implement. F 1g. 4; is a View similartoFig. 3 illustratthe rail.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the adaptability of theanchor to a rail base of smaller size.

Fig. 6 is a modification illustratin -a supplemental holding means thatmay be utilized for additional security in retaining the locking clipengaged with the and with the rail flange. F1g.,7.is a similar Viewshowing another niodlfication lllustrating another form of tensionholding means that may be employed to se-' cure the loclnng clip in itsproper relation to the tension bar and to the rail flange.

S milar reference characters designate corresponding parts'throughoutthe several figures of the drawings. r The rail anchor of. the presentinvention. may be embodied in different forms of construction withoutaffecting the essential principles thereof, but in embodiments shown inthe drawings may be, and preferably is,co nstructed of two principalparts or members. In this form of construction, one of these parts 1sdesignated by the reference letter A and the other of said parts isdeslgnated by the reference letter B.

The part or member A of the improved rall anchor essentially consists ofwhat may be termed a tension bar, designated by the 100 Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept. 21, 1920."

numeral 1 and formed at one end with a preferably integral fixed railengaging clip 2, 'Wl11Cl'l 1S adapted to have a wedging fit andengagement over and upon one ofthe rail fiangesof the rail to which thedevice is applied. This railengaging clip Q'a-t' one end of the tensionbar' l'is' a fixed element of the bar 1.as distinguished from thedetachable or removable member B of the de- "vice', and is made bylooping or bending one end. otthebar 1 inwardly, producing. an

, upper jaw 3 and a spring loop 4 combining.

with the jaw 3 .to provide for aspiring; clamping action and'fori'riih'gthe flange receiving socket 5 which ZLCCOIHII'IOCTQtGSflthGT taperingflange of the rail. It will also he.. v

7 observed that the said socket 5 is of. asufli-icient depthtoprovide'the necessary clearance and adjustmenti'or theclip=.toadaptitselt' to the rail flange when driven thereon.Furthermore; since the; two elements-3*"a r-1dr-4 of the clip 2 occupy adivergent relatiomwith' respect-'toi each other; the clip' acts: as

a wedge, when: drivein upon -the' rail" flange to' wedge itself tightly"thereon, and *thereby Inthis connection,: it is to loe r iurther notedthat theupper j awe oi? the fixed rail engagingclip 2 is preferably of aconformation I that will adapt itself for a firmand grip?" pingengagement with the upper side of the railfiangatwhile the loop'Wl ofthe'aeli p has a clearancezfromuthe undersideof the: rail flange. and.'from the rail basein order to admitof the aleveragemctioniwhich takes.

place in the application and locking oi the tension bar.

In re-:terenceito the featuressof *consti uc tlon lnvolved 1n theleverage action-above referred to, the:tension= bar 1, includihgj-itsterminal: clip- 2,. is preferablyl m'ade ofi fa suitable grade ofvspring steel, and is alsopreferably 1 longitudihally ibowedr-to providean intermediate crowningor arched portion 6 constitutingwaneintermediate: upstandin fulcrumi 1 element; that has a binding 1 anfulcruming: engagement 1 againstthe bottomof theiraila At :the side'iofthe fulcrum ele ment 6 opposite the side ofthe bar carrying the;clipi'z2;- thepsaidz bar is formed "fwith a leveragezarm 7,: havingiaap'ermanent 1 clear-1'- ance from the undersideot the s-rail'randprefi-L' QI'ablYKPIOVlClBd' with an inclined locking portion: 8 and at:its extremitly vwithaguide! l-tongue 8*? formed at its underside with":an

guiding. bevel- 9.

Theleverage arm/7 of: the tensionbar l'coe V operates t w ith'the'otherpart or member B oh 1 the: device The I said part :on member B of?the anchor consists ofia one-piece rdetach r able rail-anchoring.loclringclip: This lock r ing clip is provided: with an upper inclined?jaw-10;:and a lower soclietuelement;ill the V latter underlying the railbaserand: havings: a divergent-relation to:the1u'pp er jawv-lO esoe" asto form: a complete-clip? which? wedgesic upon. the rail zfiangeopposite the fined raiilr engaging clip 2. Accordingtorthe'present:

invention, the i socket :element 11 isriormed with a :keeper opening 112ilying' sub stantially parallel withlthe rail 'baseland' adaptediito-nreceive-and hold therein the inclinedportion of the leverage arm.7ofthetension bar. Ati the% bottom of the keeper opening 12-; they socketelement 11 is formedwithan-inclined holding. seatil-E adapted to. be..engaged by theportion 8 of the leverage arm 7 At one side ofatheholding seat. 13, at the inner side o'fsaiddment 11*, is the guidingbevel l4,:..Which: CO5pI'ateS with guide tongue 8 ofthe leverage arm.

From. theioregoing description. and. the drawings, it will be apparentto those familiar with thisFsubj'ect that the improved anchor may beapplied to a rail, adjacent a tie with readiness and facility; 'lVhen applying-qthe device, the act oi driving the fixed rail engagi'ngrclip '2:onto one of the";

ho1liiig.:.-member for the tensionl bar oi the device-and represents oneform v (if-"holding member; that 15 to: say; a hold1ngmeinbera whichengages the tension bar and. the rail flange! In: the use not this termofi-liolding member, it will: be noted thati the same is-SllIJ'PGClTOVGIWlIhG guide tongueeS and dria 'en home over one of therails fiflillgeS by a mauli. or other' implement," or the operationmight; a be reverserlnby first applying the: locking 1 clip-1B to onerail flangei andthen: driving the other part or" the device intoposition:- Howeve'r, assuming thatithelocking: clip is the seeond stepinthe operation of fastening; theanchor impla'eef. the :said clip, in"passing tremityvoiithatension bar until the seat; 13 reaches andTbGCOIIlBSi engaged... with the 1 ins clined 'undersi'de of the inclinedlocking por tion: 8 of the tension. bar orl leverage arm 7 of *the'device With-the; parts 'inl this position, the said: fleverage arm 7 :in"effect; be

comes -lecked upon the:seat 13 andiis held therebpundrstmng tensioniand. securely restrained fr'omn accidental dis-platement: The saidaction-is involved and the same efieet-producedi in-rthe application.off'the 'dee' vice 't'o rails of varying sizes-as will he -s apparentfrem Figss-ll 'fand- 5 of the drawings: showing the: anchor'rapplied to railsof different sizes. r

Byway: o fillustratingtherangefof modi ficatioirthad may be resorted:toini carrvingout the" inventionrthere is? shhwn: in F 1g. 6

of the drawings a ,formiiniwhichthe locking.

action oftheileverage arnr 7 binding on the holdingis'e'ate13 -may 'besupplemented That is 'to say; accordlng to :thissuggestedmodificationthe end portionof the leverage arm is threadet. asindicated at to receive a fastening nut 1? binding against the outerside of the detachable locking clip 13. This 7 the leverage arm"adjacent its terminal tongue 8 with an abrupt or sharply inclinedlocking portion 8, and by forming the holding seat 13 on thecorresponding abrupt inbe resorted to without departing from the spiritof the invention or scope of the appended claims.

'I claim: V

1. A rail anchor comprising a spring bar having at one end a fixed railengaging clip and its opposite end portion. standing.

free from the rail bottom, and a detachable clip transversely slidableupwardly on the inclined base of one rail flange and also having aslidable engagement with the free end of the bar to place the same undertension.

2. A rail anchor comprising a spring bar having at one end a fixed railflange engaging clip while its opposite end portion is disposed at suchan angle as to stand free of the rail bottom before and afterapplication, and a detachable clip for slidably engaging with the freeend of the spring bar and also with the upper face of one rail flange. 1

3. A rail anchor comprising a bar having at one end a fixed railengaging clip and its other end having a permanent clearance from theunder side of the rail, and a detachable rail engaging clip having asliding and holding engagement with the bar and slidably engaging theupper side of the rail flange whereby the bar is forced into bindingengagement with the rail through the sliding of the clip along the topinclined surface of the rail.

4. A rail anchor comprising a spring bar having at one end a fixed railflange engaging clip While the opposite end thereof is arranged to standfree of the rail bottom, and a detachable clip having an opening forreceiving the free end of the spring bar and also having an inclinedface for engaging the upper side of the rail flange.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the lpresence oftwo witnesses- BENJ MIN WOLHAUPTER.

Witnesses: r

C. E. WILSON, J Gr. MURPHY.

